Collaborative robot cobot 7 axes sensitive pneumatic BionicCobot Festo

BionicCobot pneumatic collaborative robot – Festo

Festo's BionicCobot is a collaborative bionic robot inspired by the human arm. Designed as an advanced technology demonstrator, it combines lightweight robotics, pneumatic actuation, and fluid movements to explore a new generation of cobots capable of interacting more naturally with humans.

Unlike conventional industrial arms, the BionicCobot is based on a 7-axis pneumatic architecture, designed to replicate the flexibility, smoothness, and freedom of movement of a human arm. This design allows it to perform fluid, precise, and sensitive movements, while paving the way for safer and more intuitive human-robot collaboration applications.

experimental robotics solution

The BionicCobot is an experimental robotics solution developed by Festo as part of its Bionic Learning Network program. It is primarily aimed at research centers, laboratories, engineering schools, universities, innovative industries, and organizations wishing to explore new approaches to collaborative robotics.

Thanks to its finely controlled pneumatic joints, the robot can alternate between dynamic, powerful, gentle, or sensitive movements as needed. Its goal is not simply to automate a task, but to demonstrate how robotics can become closer to human behavior, more flexible, and better adapted to shared environments.

Highlights

• Collaborative bionic robot inspired by the human arm
• Lightweight and pneumatic architecture
• 7 degrees of freedom for fluid movements
• Smooth, sensitive and natural movements
• Designed for human-robot interaction
• Innovative approach to collaborative robotics
• Ideal for research, demonstration and higher education
• Developed by Festo, a major player in industrial automation

Applications possibles

• Collaborative robotics research
• Technology demonstration
• Advanced Automation Training
• Study of intelligent pneumatic systems
• University projects and robotics laboratories
• Experimentation with human-machine interaction
• Event communication and industrial innovation

Technical characteristics

• Number of axes: 7
• Technology: lightweight pneumatic robot
• Biomimetic inspiration: human arm
• Year of presentation: 2017
• Main use: research, demonstration, training, innovation
• Program: Festo Bionic Learning Network